CHAPTER 12.08
STREET AND SIDEWALK WIDTH Revised 1/24

Sections:

12.08.010    Widths defined. Revised 1/24

12.08.020    Sidewalks not provided on certain streets. Revised 1/24

12.08.030    Sidewalk width. Revised 1/24

12.08.040    Street width. Revised 1/24

12.08.050    Sidewalk placement. Revised 1/24

12.08.060    Variances. Revised 1/24

12.08.010 Widths defined. Revised 1/24

"Specified street width" shall be determined to mean width between outside edge of curbs; "sidewalk width" shall be deemed to mean width of sidewalks on one applicable side of street. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 680 §5, 1985)

12.08.020 Sidewalks not provided on certain streets. Revised 1/24

A. Sidewalk provision shall be consistent with the Quincy Non-Motorized Transportation Plan’s recommendations for ensuring a Citywide pedestrian network, including provision of safe street crossings. Therefore, sidewalks are required to be constructed as part of new development or street construction on all City of Quincy streets.

B. Sidewalks shall be continuous, without gaps between developments. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 680 §1, 1985)

12.08.030 Sidewalk width. Revised 1/24

In business and commercial zones where structures are erected within twenty-five feet of the curb line, the sidewalk width shall be a minimum of ten feet. All other sidewalks in the City shall be a minimum of five feet in width. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 680 §2, 1985)

12.08.040 Street width. Revised 1/24

Street widths shall be determined by the appropriate sections of the City’s most recent version of the City of Quincy Design and Construction Standards, as adopted by the City Council. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 680 §3, 1985)

12.08.050 Sidewalk placement. Revised 1/24

Sidewalks shall be placed adjacent to curbs and the width of sidewalks specified shall not include width of curb. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 680 §4, 1985)

12.08.060 Variances. Revised 1/24

It shall be within the discretion and recommendation of the City Engineer, with the ultimate approval by the City Council to establish by resolution, after public notice and hearing, variances to this chapter in respect to the width of streets and sidewalks upon any particular street or sidewalk. (Ord 23-602 §3 (Ex B); Ord 06-174 §1, 2006; Ord 680 §6, 1985)